Electric sadiron



E. MILLER.

ELECTRIC SADIRON. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I9'. 1920.

1, 35 1 ,054. Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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BY WWA) ATTUR/V Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELECTRIC SADIRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 19, 1920. Serial No. 352,467.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Sadirons, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to` electric sad irons. An electric sad iron as is known, comprises a body and a handle, the body usually inclosing a rheostat to which current is supplied from a lead or cord associated with an electric connection of some suitable character usually on the body. The principal object of the invention is the provision of simple means by which such a cord from a plug or something of a similar nature, can be led to a connection on the iron and held in proper relation therewith 'during the manipulation of the iron the wire being supported in such a way that it will not foul and at the same time the handle is not perforated and thus weakened. I provide an article in the nature of an attachment which is capable of inexpensive construction and which will eiiiciently and satisfactorily support a wire lead or cord in such way that current may be conducted to the rheostat or equivalent heater in the body of the iron.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification I have shown one of the several forms of embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled inthe art to practise the same will be set forth fully in the following description. I am not restricted to this disclosure.

I may depart therefrom in several respects within the scope of the invention deined by the claim following said description.

' Referring to said drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an iron involving the invention.

Vmay be of wood, composition or other suitable material. The ends of the handle are connected as by screws as 6 and 7 to the upwardly-extending branches of the yoke 8 attached as by screws 9 to the upper side of the body of the iron.

When the current is on, the body of the iron is heated as will be understood and the current may be turned on or off through a switch of some suitable character which I have not deemed it necessary to show.

There is a suitable support as 10 which, with its various portions may be conveniently made in one piece from wire. This cord support l0 comprises an elongated body 11 furnished with suitable means by which it may be connected to the iron in a substantial and secure manner. For this purpose the body or shank 11 is furnished for instance at its lower end with an eye or loop 12 to receive the forward screw 6 and thus bind the eye iirmly against the front part of the yoke 8, and as a consequence substantially maintain the shank of shaft 11 in an upright position. As shown the upper end of the shank 11 has a coiled head 12 thrugh which the cord 3 is adapted to exten It will be assumed that it is desired to introduce the wire or cord 3 into the head 12. In this case the following rocedure may be adopted: From below, t e cord 3 will be inserted between iirst and second whirls of the coiled head and then bent around the upper side ofthe front whirl and carried under the free end of the front whirl, the wire or cord at the same time slipping into the innermost whirl of the head.

It will be evident that the wire support used in connection with the iron is of exceedingly simple and inexpensive construction, it is light and possesses the requisite and necessary strength and eifectually prevents the supply wire from fouling the iron. vAt the same time the strength of the handle 5 is in no sense affected because it is solid having no opening through it, which would naturally tend to weaken its strength.

What I claim is:

An article of manufacture for use in connection with an electric sad iron and to function as a wire support, comprising an elon..

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

gated shank having an eye at one end, to receive a screw by which it may be attached to the iron, and also having at the other end a plurality of coils into which the supply Wire of the iron may be threaded, the coils being adapted to surround and support said supply Wire.

ln testimony whereof l ex my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWIN MLLER.

Witnesses ELslE M. RABENSTEIN, HEATH SUTHERLAND. 

